Celebrate International Coastal Clean-up Day by joining NSAS' team along the Napa Creek. Coastal Clean-up is sponsored locally by Napa RCD (Napa Resource Conservation District). We will clean the area around the creek at Main and Pearl Streets in downtown Napa. Buckets, gloves and pickup devices will be available. Bring your own if you have […]
Open to everyone, all levels, all ages. Membership is not required; no reservations are needed. These NSAS sponsored walks will be held at the American Canyon Wetlands Edge Park at 2 Eucalyptus Road. The next walk will be held at 9 AM on Sunday, September 20. We will be walking for about 2 miles on […]
If you are dipping a toe into birding, or dusting off a pair of binoculars for the first time in a while, and you want some company as you learn about birding, we’d be delighted to have you join us. Carol Boykin and Tom Slyker are experienced birders and leaders who will guide you along […]
This summer, somewhere in Canada, a Blackpoll Warbler will hatch, fledge, and grow to young adulthood. Come August, this half-ounce bird will fly 3,000 miles to the Maritime provinces and then out over the Atlantic Ocean to catch a north-west tail wind that will take it south to somewhere in the Caribbean near Bermuda. A […]
October on the Sonoma Coast is Raptor Fall migration season. We have the special opportunity for a private outing with Dave Barry, founder of Wild by Nature Walks and Talks based in Sonoma County. Dave is a California Certified Naturalist and Raptor expert who will give us an overview on ID’ing and counting Hawks, and […]
If you are dipping a toe into birding, or dusting off a pair of binoculars for the first time in a while, and you want some company as you learn about birding, we’d be delighted to have you join us. Carol Boykin and Tom Slyker are experienced birders and leaders who will guide you along […]
Friday, November 6, Bodega Bay with Larry Kent The inner shores of Bodega Bay support a variety of shorebirds, terns & gulls and the spit hosts a number of species of loons, grebes and offshore ducks. Likely locations include Doran Beach and Spit, Bayshore Road’s Rail Ponds, Bodega Dunes Campground, Owl Canyon, Campbell Cove and […]
During the first week of June 2026, NSAS took a four day field trip to Mono Lake and the Eastern Sierra. We explored more than twenty locations by hiking up canyons on the eastern slopes, visiting high alpine lakes, and walking along the shores of Mono Lake to observe the flora and fauna of these […]
The 79th Benicia Christmas Bird Count will be held on Monday, December 14th, 2026. It’s a chance to celebrate nature and spend some time birding with friends. At the end of the day we will gather for a meal of Mexican food and share stories from our birding day. So be sure to save Monday, […]
Start the New Year off with a blast by participating in the Angwin CBC! Bring in the New Year by joining us for the Angwin Christmas Bird Count, on Friday, January 1st, 2027. This is a great opportunity to join teams led by experienced birders and learn more about Napa County’s great birding locations, while […]